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DOI10.1016/j.rama.2017.09.006
Vulnerability and Adaptation of Livestock Producers to Climate Variability and Change
Karimi, Vahid1; Karami, Ezatollah1; Keshavarz, Marzieh2
通讯作者Karimi, Vahid
来源期刊RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
ISSN1550-7424
EISSN1551-5028
出版年2018
卷号71期号:2页码:175-184
英文摘要

Rangeland-based animal husbandry has been frequently exposed to the vagaries of weather. While the current rates of climate variability are unprecedented in arid and semiarid regions, climate change is expected to put further pressure on rangelands with medium- and poor-quality forages and increase the vulnerability of households who mainly depend on livestock production. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that livestock producers increase their resilience to climate variability or change. However, few field-based studies have focused on simultaneous investigation of both vulnerability and adaptation of livestock keepers to climate-related risks. To fill this gap, a field-based research study was conducted in southwest Iran. A survey of 274 herder families, selected using a cluster sampling technique, revealed low, medium and high levels of vulnerability, which were principally distinguished by various degrees of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Further, this study identified the main adaptation strategies employed by the herders of this region (i.e., purchasing fodder; rotational grazing; raising a mixed-herd, on-farm occupation; and postharvest grazing). Results indicated that most herder families applied traditional adaptation strategies in response to climate variability. Findings revealed that herders had to reduce their livestock due to low adaptability. Loan term, purchasing insurance, level of exposure, income, experience, response efficacy, and knowledge were the major determinants of the herders’ adaptation decisions. To increase the resilience of livestock producers against climate change, restructuring traditional livestock production systems, producing participatory knowledge and information for sustainable management of rangelands, and designing or redesigning effective adaptation strategies are required. (C) 2017 The Society for Range Management. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


英文关键词adaptation adaptation strategies climate variability and change Iran livestock producers vulnerability
类型Article
语种英语
国家Iran
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号WOS:000426258900005
WOS关键词CHANGE IMPACTS ; LAND-USE ; STRATEGIES ; PASTORALISM ; DROUGHT ; SYSTEMS ; HERDERS ; INSTITUTIONS ; COMMUNITIES ; PERCEPTIONS
WOS类目Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/212544
作者单位1.Shiraz Univ, Dept Agr Extens & Educ, Coll Agr, POB 71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran;
2.Payame Noor Univ, Dept Agr, Tehran, Iran
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Karimi, Vahid,Karami, Ezatollah,Keshavarz, Marzieh. Vulnerability and Adaptation of Livestock Producers to Climate Variability and Change[J],2018,71(2):175-184.
APA Karimi, Vahid,Karami, Ezatollah,&Keshavarz, Marzieh.(2018).Vulnerability and Adaptation of Livestock Producers to Climate Variability and Change.RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT,71(2),175-184.
MLA Karimi, Vahid,et al."Vulnerability and Adaptation of Livestock Producers to Climate Variability and Change".RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT 71.2(2018):175-184.
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